That was the ground floor above. Here is second floor!

Here is third (top) floor

Here is south elevation - which also faces street although house will be set at back of lot with driveway up the side - for best views! In the front will be landscaped with firepit and plantings so you won't get big view of house from street.

I can't see the labels on your floor plan very well, but I love the Oregon Coast too and thought I'd chime in.

A few years ago we rented a house in Pacific City that was a great setup for two sets of grandparents and three young families with younger children. We were two streets off the beach, but the view was awesome from the third floor and one of the bedrooms on the second.

Ground level: Garage, rec room with TV and pool table, bunk room with 3 sets of bunk beds.

2nd level: two bedrooms, bathroom, bedroom with en suite, laundry, main entry "front door"

3rd level: open concept kitchen/ dining room with banquette seating/ double living room (two seating areas back-to-back; was great for keeping little ones close, but separate from adults. Bedroom, separate bath.

The bunk room/rec room floor was perfect for the older kids with later bedtimes. The third floor was perfect if just one couple was staying there since it had bedroom, bath, kitchen, living all on one level.

The sand was a mess and I would think a laundry room on the main floor would be best since we always entered through the garage, dropping off beach toys there. Maybe it would be best to dump dirty clothes there too? Also, if you're thinking of being a rental... the stairs were a challenge for our families. If you anticipate renters with small children you might consider some kind of integrated safety gates at the tops of the stair cases.

Such a wonderful opportunity for you!

Thanks benjesbride!!! We're excited, but I'm nervous! My usually super cautious DH is just throwing caution to the wind on this one!!!!
Yes we toyed with a completely reversed floor plan but I just can't stand the thought of lugging groceries to the third floor! So we compromised with living on the second floor which still has a really nice view.
We are thinking maybe we'll leave a space for a future elevator somewhere in the floor plan, just not sure where!
We've separated the bedrooms for that exact reason - so that generations or groups can have their own space - I like that myself. Our house right now has all the bedrooms on one floor and its weird for guests. Same with having lots of bathrooms. Its just easier when you have kids and grandparents and parents to have everyone with their own bath!
Did that house have straight run stairs like we're planning? We will definitely put gates up! And we'll have pickets as far up as possible to make it open. It just seems much more space efficient.

The stairs were narrower (probably code minimum, straight, in the middle of the house and fully framed in (not sure what else to call it- I don't recall any banisters or spindles, just handrails) if you frame up for a future elevator, maybe you could install a simple manual dumb waiter in the interim. THAT would have been an awesome feature to get the gear up to the third floor.

I'm excited for you. Yay oregon! I'll do a quick search and if the house is still a rental ill post a link. It's probably a pretty standard 3 level beach house plan.

Benjesbride thats a great idea! We've changed around quite a few things - let me upload the latest iteration of the plans!